SAVERDUN 29 – US MORANAISE 27
(Mt: 17-14). Field referee: Mr. Adrien MESPLEDE. Assistant referees: MM. Tanguy Gau and Fabien Bouges. Federal representative: Mr. Jean-Michel Cathala.
For Saverdun: 2 tries to combier (4th) and A. Denjean (12th); 2 transformations and 5 penalties (10th, 42nd, 49th, 55th, 61st) from A. Denjean.
For Morteas: 3 tests by Charenton (15th), Braces (21st) and Tanguy (57th); 3 Geyre transformations (15th, 21st) and Clout (57th); 2 Clout (52nd) and Geyre (72nd).
Evolution of the score: 7-0; 10-0; 17-0, 17-7; 17-14/ 20-14; 23-14; 23-17; 26-17; 26-24; 29-24; 29-27.
A SAVERDUNINE. Combier, Warnet, Kemayou ; Lassalle, Galy; Sentenac (cap.), Lacoste, Cailloux; Beneyton (m), Clear (or); Bézard, Knight; A. Denjean. Replacers : Lochokvili, Dega, Maler, Of Jesus of the Sylva, B. Denjean, Rouille, Groy.
US Morlanaise Rugby. Afraite, Garces, Barara; Dear-Saisi, Consrant (chap.); Martinez, Sarthou-Lajus, Chazaly; Geyre (M), Dany (O); Charenton, Clouti, Douarche, Lichanot; Tanguy. Remplaçants: Clodic, Zerrouane, Badone-Ramirez, Constant, Bourdalle, Bordeu, Darrigrand.
White card: Geyre (42nd). Yellow Varton: Braces (68th).
Saverdun is winning a superb showdown. In a suspense match until the end, it is the Ariégeois who won but who suffered. Visitors did not deserve, applied and opportunistic, Saverdun begins beating drum. A balloon carried red and black forwards advances several meters before delivering a good ball for a combination which sends Combier behind the line; A. Denjean adds (7-0, 4th). Shaken in the fallout with their lifter, the Béarnais are sanctioned, A. Denjean passes the penalty (10-0, 10th). Saverdun started walking before. On a revival initiated since their 20 m, the Saverdunois decide to play quickly. Bézard goes up the field thanks to a sharp race before serving A. Denjean who mystifies the last defender of an inner hook before flattening; He transforms his essay (17-0, 12th). The Béarnais, jostled, react. On a rise in the field, Dany hits a little kick towards Charenton, in contrast, which exploits the ball well, going to conclude behind the line; Geyre transforms (17-7, 15th). On a recovery ball, Braces recovers leather and, full of opportunism and composure, goes to Lady; Geyre adds and completely revived Morteas (17-14, 21st). At rest, nothing is played.
Upon recovery, the two teams return with clear intentions. The visitor opener Dany undermines the Saverdunois with his foot. But Geyre goes out on white cardboard (42nd) and Denjean, as a real metronome, gives air to his teammates with two penalties (23-14, 49th). While he was performing a full performance, bringing rhythm and solutions to his team, Lacoste leaves his friends from Saverdun on injury. Cloutte passes the penalty of hope for visitors (20-17, 52nd). A. Denjean replied to him in the process (26-17, 55th). But it is far from being played. Dany makes a kick to follow for the second time that Tanguy receives the ball in the air in the 5 m Saverdunois before depositing it behind the line; Cloute transforms (26-24, 57th). The noose tightens. But A. Denjean does not tremble (29-24, 61st). The Béarnais meet at 14 with the release of bitches on yellow card (68th). If the last penalty is for Geyre (29-27, 72nd), the UAS will keep its meager advantage. Moorlas has never let go, shown from the heart and determination. A committed, spectacular and disputed match that will leave precious lessons for the rest of the final stages.
In the locker room
Louis Lubo Martinez is “Disappointed with the final result. We pay dearly this start where we are led 17-0 after 12 minutes. I am still proud of our reaction. We come back but the indiscipline of the end of the match hurts us. I am proud of the whole season, the progress of the team. I think we deserved to go a little further, we could not do it we will try to come back by learning the necessary lessons. »»
Yannick Idrac (Saverdun’s forward coach): “A narrow victory but a victory anyway. We start very, very well. Afterwards, the opposing half-openness hurts us. We had to hang on, we did it and it happened. Physically, we are cooked but as long as there is life, we are going to play the game. See you next Sunday. »»
Mathieu Sentenac (captain of Saverdun): “We start very hard and then Morteas puts our hands back on the ball and makes us thwart a little. We still held the score all along the match even if we were a little scary sometimes. It’s won, we’ll see for the rest. »»
Benoît Tessarotto (three -quarter of Saverdun): “A victory in pain, in the last moments as in the final stages of last year. A very beautiful team of Morteas with half a openness that walked us with his foot. We played with our values, we were united. We make good first minutes then, physically, we lack petrol in the tank. We feel that the final stages last year weigh. We spent a lot of energy, we will try to recover this week to come back in great shape next week. »»
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